The development in the robotics sector is advancing fast. In the USA and Japan, there are many new companies producing robots for all kind of means: cleaning, helping, guarding and even defending the country. Today, the risk of being attacked by robots doesn’t seem to be realistic.

Internet millionaire Ben Way thinks otherwise. Just a few days ago he founded a company called “Weapons Against Robots”, short WAR, specialized in creating weapons for autonomous combat against robots.
The company will “combat the potential threats posed by artificial intelligence through the creation of anti-robot weaponry, detection and monitoring of robots, and use of anti-robot viruses. Way believes that, as AI is increasingly used in warfare and defense, it is prudent to ready countermeasures in the event, not only of an enemy’s use of robotics, but that an intelligence’s programming goes awry.”
On their official website, they show some of their ideas how to fight robots, like AAA (Autonomous Against Robot) and BAA (Biological Against Robot), although I don’t really understand what biological weapons could do against robots… bacteria fighting metal and plastic?
They also want to supply detection systems and so called “Robo virus systems”, computer viruses being channelled into the attacking robot to gain control over it. Another interesting idea is a mini microwave bomb which can destroy the electrical circuitry.

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The next time you see a rat crawling in your basement, it may not be as innocent as you would think. Perhaps it’s your neighbour spying on your inventory? Or the CIA checking whether you are planning terrorist activities!

Scientists have found a way to send signals to a rat’s brain and thus controlling its movements. A backpack receives radio signals sent from a nearby laptop (up to 500m away) which are sent to electrodes implanted in the rat’s brain. The brain recognises this small electrical stimulus and interprets it as an object touching its whiskers.

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The “Intelligent Surveillance and & Security Guard Robot” or “Samsung SGR-A1” is an autonomous guarding robot designed to protect the South Korean border. It was developed by Samsung Techwin, a subsidiary of the Samsung Group. The robot can detect intruders from North Korea, raise the alarm, and, if necessary, fire at them with its top mounted machine gun. It is the first robot to have surveillance, tracking, firing, and voice recognition systems built into a single unit.

“Until now, technology allowed these robots to conduct monitoring functions only. But now our robots can detect suspicious moving objects, literally go after them, and can even fire at them!”
Sang-Il Han, principal research engineer at Samsung Techwin

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